The masks of prehistoric and ancient Mexico through time.Mask, Mexico, Gulf Coast, Veracruz, Olmec,

The masks of prehistoric and ancient Mexico through time.

Mask, Mexico, Gulf Coast, Veracruz, Olmec, 1000-600 BC. Jadeite with traces of cinnabar. AC1992.134.2.

Mask, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, 500 BC -AD 100. Basalt. AC1993.217.4.

Mask, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, 500 BC-AD 1000. Stone. AC1993.217.7.

Mask with Inlaid Teeth. Mexico, Basin of Mexico, Teotihuacan, Teotihuacan, 200-600. Stone with shell inlay. AC1996.146.50. 

Mosaic Mask. Mexico, Chiapas, Maya (?), AD 400-1520. Turquoise, lapis lazuli, and shell. M.71.73.329.

All courtesy of the LACMA, via their online collections.